Bathing-suit pocket



Feb. 10, 1931. PAULL 1,792,117

BATHING SUIT POCKET Filed April 13, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet l Fi 7. 22 Q} 24g INVENTOR 2 5 Samuel Paul] 23 D ATTORNEY Feb. 10, 1931. s. PAULLB'ATHING SUIT POCKET Filed April 13, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Knitted BodyKn/bt ea Skirt Rubber both sides Fu/l Rubber- Fubberouis/ae Fabricinside INVENTOR Sam (.161 Paul],

Patented Feb. 10, 1931 UYNITEDTSFTAITES SAMUEL PAULL, or NEWYORK,1\T.'Y., nssrenon To WATER rRoorrooKE'r ooRro'nA- PATENT OFFICE TION; Aoonronnrron on NEW 'YORK BATHIIlTG-SUIT POCKET l .Application filedApril 13,

This invention relates primarily to pock- 1 ets, and particularly to anairand water tight'pocket which has. many useful applications. It "isillustrated herein in conjunc- 5 tion with a'bathi-ng suit as itsapplication for such a purpose is a useful one and places the pocketunder extreme conditions'whlch best exemplify its usefulcharacteristics.

The object ofthe invention is to provlde 10, a pocket of a tightlysealed airproof character which may be readily applied to a garment toinsure protection of articles carried therein. t

A further objectis to, provide a resilient closure so combined andcorrelated with other elements of structural form that there isinsurance of effecting water and air tight closure. This closure alsoserves the purpose of slightly springing the closure members apart whenthey are released from permanent locked position, thus affording ease inopening the pocket. p V

The invention herein described is similar in purpose and intent todevices heretofore illustrated in my earlier Patents Nos. 1,142,-

509, June 8, 1915; 1,164,010, December 14, 1915; 1,164,011, December 14,1915, although the present invention has to'do with 'fea- 'tures ofrefinement which are an improvement over the devices of my priorpatents.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1, illustrates the invention asapplied to a bathing suit, indicating a'suggested location for the pocket.

Figure 2, is a detailed view 011 an enlarged scale of the pocket inclosed position. a

Figure 3, is a top plan view showingthe pocket open.

Figure 4, is a cross sectional view. Figure 5, is a fragmentary viewillustrative of the spring hinge of the olosureframe. Figure 6, is afragmentary View showing the hooks for attachment to the fabrim Figure7, is fragmentary view'illus- 45 trating the attaching eyes.

Figure 8, is a view of the attached pocket partially broken away to showconstruction of the device if one ofits forms.

Figure 9, is a vertical 151361 1011 through a re ies a a 1927'. SerialNo. 183,312.

illustrating the securing means of the fabric. As'indicated by referenceto my prior pat ents, the idea of providing the waterproof pocket hasalready been suggested, but I have found from experimentation, thatconditions arise in applying such a 'pocketto a bathing suitlor' usingit for any purposes where it 1s subjected to immersion, which requiresuch'features as I have discovered and inoorporated herein.

It is quite essential when applying such a device to bathing suits to soarrange it that it will be properly supported in the suit and may beopened and closed with facility. In fact, there are decided advantagesin having the purse or pocket operable with one hand of the user. x Itis also highly essential that the sealing be effected in a more perfectmanner than heretofore and I accomplish both of these results-bythemanner of sealing the pocket when'closed.

Referring to the drawings, numeral 1, de-

notes a fabric of a bathing suit which is usually knitted as a one piecesuit having a skirt 2, with the trousers '3, and the trousers attachedto the skirt and body part at the waistline as at 4. This attachment atthe waistline, acts as a reenforce which really forms a belt or girdlewhere the trousers are knit on from the bodypart and skirt. ,fi-Mypocket may be readily applied to such a suit "by forming an opening 5,therefore, in proper:juxtaposition to thewaistline jointure 4-. r r gTheframe A,forms the opening for my improved pocket and consists of twohinged elements 6, 7. These elements are pressed out and formed up sothat there is, at their upper edges, portions 8, 9, bent at rightangles, and these right angle portions extend one within the other. Theyprovide a recess,10,within which the pocket parts are secured. -There isalso a resilient sealing element llfwhich completely fills and hermeti:cally seals the frame parts and pockets within the recess 10. k

, The qdyof the pocket-:12 on sts f a water tight ma e ial which may efabri Figure 10, is a detailed exaggerated view fabric and rubber orinterlaminated materials of fabric and rubber..

The inner side of the frame has attaching hooks 13, shown in Figure 6,or equivalent split rivets illustrated in Figure 10, which are passedthrough the fabric of the upper end of the pocket and bent down flat,against the walls of the frame to secure the .fabric thereto.

The fabric, of course, may be cemented to the walls of the frame and theinner face of the fabric, after the hooks have beenfastenedtherethrough, is preferably coated with cement to secure tight jointsabout the hook members 13. This cementing is not absolutely imperative,but adds a safeguarding feature.

A perfectly tight closure is efiected'by an annular and continuous loopof material 14:.

I have found one solution of the problem of tightly closing the frame byutilizing a resilient material for .this annular strip 14, whichconsists of a spongy form of rubber 15, having all its outer surfacecovered with a surfacing of tight rubber as distinguished from spongerubber. This gives smooth meeting faces over the resilient strip 14, andpermits of a perfect cementation of the faces 16, hereof, to the fabricof the pocket and to the metal frame.

lVhen this strip 14, is cemented over the fabric and .the retaininghooks 13, there is a perfect closure between the elements. At the sametime, the spongy character of the rubber permits a great degree ofcompression of the annular element 14, and this, in itself, insuresdisposition of the strip over the meeting edges of the frame andappurtenant parts, which makes a perfect seal.

In addition to the sealing of the top of the pocket, at the frame, thespongy sealing element, under considerable compression, serves as aspring for throwing the two jaws of the frame open whenever the clasp 17releases them. I find a further advantage in this smooth surfaced spongerubber sealing element, in that the sponge rubber, ofcourse, offersalmost innumerable air pockets which, under compression, serve to givean entirely tight hermetic seal and also activates the rubber so that itdoes not become hardened and deadened as does ordinary soft vulcan izedrubber.

It also permits comparatively easy closing of the jaws of the frame andyet is resilient enough to throw them open when they are released byraising the clasp 17.

This clasp is of ordinary type pivoted as at 18, to one of the framemembers and having dependent side parts 19, 20, which form a firm clampover the interengaged jaws of the frame.

Any suitable and ornamental finger piece 21, is attached to one of thejaws to hold the aws open.

The lower end of the two frame elements are pivoted as at 22, and arecut, one within the other, having substantial concentric terminal parts23, 24.

The part 24, extends upward against the frame element 7, and.thus'serves in conjunction-with a pivot 22, as a spring hinge fornormally tending to close the jaws of the frame.

Inasmuch as the annular resilient member '14, is made in a single piece,as heretofore stated, -is completely covers joints and pivot openingsabout the pivot 22, and the parts :23, '24:.

It is apparent that even though the resilient member was slightlydisplaced with reference :to :the pivot, it would still form a watertightclosure, as the frame parts would compressit entirely about theframe.

I :provide,'therefore, not only the interengaging :frame jaws with theback or body of the pocket 12, tightly secured therein, but I providewhat is, in effect, a resilient pair of jaws within the two hinged jawsof the frame.

The two are so correlated that there must always be a tight closure.

I have found when utilizing a solid rubber under the pressures which areexerted when the pocket jaws are closed, that they soon becomedea-dened, hardened and permit leakage. However, with the compositespongy and closed surface element, such a result does not occur. I

In applying the device to a bathing suit, I provide eyes 25, 26, whichmay be stitched or sewed to the waistline belt of the garment while thepurse or pocket projects through the opening 5, of the garment.

I also attach the lower portion of the frame to the garment through eyes2?, similar to those above described.

As an additional security which is permitted by this arrangement, Icement one side of the pocket to the garment above the opening 5, andcement the opposite side thereof to the garment to the inside and belowthe opening5.

This, in conjunction with the attachment to the waist-band, gpreventssagging and so that there is a snap action for holding the clasp inlocked position.

In Figures 8 to 10, of the drawings, I have illustrated, with moreelaboration, the preferred form of my invention.

All of the elements of this preferred form are substantially the same asheretofore described, except that I now give the preferred manner ofwaterproofing the bag portion of the pocket. I provide an outer casingof material, 50, rubberized on both sides and which is cemented to theskirt 2, as at '51, with the opposite sidethereof cemented at the rearas at 52. This use of rubberized outer casing permits this cementation.

There is an inside fabric 53, which is rubberized on the outside surface54, and not rubberized n the inner surface 55. This gives a feeling ofwarmth and fabric to the interior of the pocket.

Between the outer rubberized member 50, and the inner rubberized member53, I place a full rubber element 56. This arrangement, when the threebags are tightly closed and cemented at the top insures perfectinsulation between the inside and outside of the bag, thereby preventingcondensation and inside.

sweating.

The outer element acts as a securing means and protector for the moredelicate rubber bag 56, from the outside and the inner partially coatedfabric 55, protects it from the Of course, each of the pocket element-sis substantially air and water tight when they are sealed together attheir upper edges and therefore, there are air pockets formed betweenthe several bag elements.

At the same time, there are sealed air gaps between the inner rubber 56,and the outside and also between the inside 55, and the rubber 56.

It is of course, apparent that a plurality of bags, whether there be twoor three, will efiiect much the samegeneral condition of giving an airgap insulation between the inside and outside of the pocket.

In securing the bag elements to the frame, I prefer to employ asplit'pin 57, which passes through the frame part 58, and is turned overas at 59, to clinch the fabric elements of the bag or pocket. V

In manufacture, I use a softer swedging metal for these pins than isemployed in the frames and swedge the pins through the frame so thatthere is no leakage. These rivets or pins, at their heads, give anornamental embellishment to the frame. They may be of a different colorfrom the frame and the heads may be embellished to give the appearanceof jewelry.

Obviously, the details of form and shape may be modified to anappropriate extent without departing from the spirit and intent of theinvention and pockets of various size and shape may be used to suit theexigency of any particular requirement so long as the advantageousfeatures heretofore described are retained.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by letters patent is:

1. A pocket of the character described,

comprising an outer rubberized pocket, a full.

rubber pocket withinand a partially rubberized pocket forming the innerlining whereby two insulating chambers are provided between the outsideand the inside of the pocket.

2. A pocket of the character described, having two jaw members pivotedone to the other, one of said jaw members having an integral extendedportion providing a spring for engaging opposed elements and normallytending to close the jaws, a continuous piece of highly resilientpacking conforming to the jaws and filling the space between said jaws,said packing oflering a resistance to the closure of the jaws and ahermetically sealed fabric pocket, hermetically sealed by the closure ofthe jaws and its highly resilient packing. I

3. A pocket of the character described, having a closure consisting oftwo pivoted jaws, said jaws having interengaging flanges providing achamber between the jaws, a fabric bag secured to the jaws within thechamber and a single piece highly resilient sponge rubber cushion with atight rubber surfacing therefor, said, cushion being substantiallycoextensive with the chamber and a fabric pocket having a plurality ofpocket elements, sharpened metallic elements between the frame and saidpocket elements ext-ending through'the frame members and through thepocket elements and compressible into the elements to bind said elementsto the frame in fixed relation and a single piece of highly resilientpacking of spongy consistency having a maximum of compressibilitysecured and cemented within the jaws and to the fabric and forming anhermetic seal with reference to the jaws, pivots thereof and the pocketelements.

SAMUEL PAULL.

